The study was carried out in three disctrict, namely Jawi, Dangila and Ankesh districts of Awi Zone of Amhara National Regional State with the major objective of characterizing the phenotypic features of indigenous goat populations and identifying breeding practices of the farmers. A total of 180 households were selected randomly for characterization of the husbandry and breeding practices and 640 goats were sampled randomly selected for characterization of phenotypic traits. Data were gathered through a semi-structured questionnaire, focus group discussions, field observations and linear body measurements of sample goat populations. The sampled goats were identified by sex, age and agroecology. Questionnaire data were analyized using the descriptive statistics of statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23. The qualitative and measurement data were analyzed for female and male goats separately using the frequency and general linear model (GLM) procedures of statistical analysis system (SAS), 9.2, respectively. The mixed crop-livestock farming was the dominant (95.6%) agricultural activity in the study areas. The overall mean goat flock size (12.62±5.90) was significantly (P<0.001) higher in Jawi (17.40±6.46) than Dangila (10.53±4.12) and Ankesha (9.95±3.40). In the study areas, goats were primarily raised for income sources. The primary reason of keeping goat was for cash income in all three districts. Natural pasture was the first ranked source of goat feeding in wet and dry season with index values of (0.42,0.47) in Jawi, (0.48, 0.44) in Dangila, and (0.42,0.47) in Ankesha districts, respectively; whereas, revirs were the major water sources for goats in dry (54.4%) and wet (50.0%) seasons. From all the respondents, about 85.0% of them had their own breeding bucks. Natural uncontrolled mating was the common (97.7%) goat mating system in the study areas. About 87.7% of the respondents reported goat castration practice. Appearance, color and kid growth rate were the main criteria for selection of breeding bucks whereas twining ability, appearance and age at sexual maturity were the main selection criteria for does with index values of